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Coliform Bacteria Testing

Coliform Bacteria Testing. By Youssef El-Gharabli & Annna Steinberg . What Is Coliform?. It is the commonly-used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water. They are defined as rod-shaped Gram-negative non-spore forming organisms.

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Coliform Bacteria Testing

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  1. Coliform Bacteria Testing By Youssef El-Gharabli & Annna Steinberg

  2. What Is Coliform? • It is the commonly-used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water. They are defined as rod-shaped Gram-negative non-spore forming organisms. • One of the things that come up often when testing is E. Coli Coliform Bacteria

  3. Data for Coliform Colonies Testing E. Coli or Fecal Coliform = 2 Colonies Colonies per mL (CFU/mL) Water quality index 91 Total Coliform Colonies = 7 Colonies per mL (CFU/mL)

  4. E. Coli • The indicator for water stands with maximum allowable counts is 200 FC (fecal coliforms) per 100 mL.

  5. How Does Bacteria Get in to Water? • It gets into the river from… • Untreated sewage • Dumping • Animals Droppings All in all unclean water

  6. Pictures of E Coli and Testing Above: Our Coliform Test Below: E Coli Bacteria Above: Another E Coli Bacteria

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